foot
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/fʊt/
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/fʊt/
the part of your leg that touches the ground when you stand or walk
My foot hurts after walking all day.
having a certain number or type of feet
A four-footed animal has four feet.
the part of a sock or stocking that covers your foot
The foot of my sock has a hole in it.
a unit of length equal to 12 inches
The water was three feet deep at the river's foot.
the bottom or lowest part of something
Sign your name at the foot of the page.
the far end of something
The doctor stood at the foot of the patient's bed.
a unit of rhythm in poetry with one stressed syllable
Each foot in the poem has a stressed syllable.